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New Rockdale PreK-8 (Avondale) Opened January 2005

New Midway PreK-8 (Westwood) Opened August 2005

New Roll Hill PreK-8 (North Fairmount) Opened August 2005

New Winton Hills PreK-8 (Winton Hills) Opened August 2005

New Pleasant Hill PreK-8 (College Hill) Opened November 2005

New Riverview East PreK-12 (Columbia Tusculum) Opened January 2006

New Woodward 9-12 (Bond Hill) Opened August 2006

Cheviot, Renovation & Addition PreK-8 (Cheviot) Opened August 2006

New Rees E. Price PreK-8 (Price Hill) Opened August 2006

New Zoo Academy 11-12 (Avondale)(Hughes Center) Opened August 2006

New Ethel M. Taylor PreK-8 (Millvale)Opened January 2007

New Shroder 7-12 (Madisonville) Opened January 2007

New Frederick Douglass PreK-8 (Walnut Hills) Opened August 2007

New Hays-Porter PreK-8 (West End) Opened August 2007

New Roberts PreK-8 (Price Hill) Opened August 2007

Withrow Renovation 9-12 (Hyde Park) Completed August 2007

New Academy of World Languages PreK-8 (Evanston) Opened December 2007

New Bond Hill PreK-8 (Bond Hill) Opened March 2008

New Mt. Airy PreK-8 (Mt. Airy) Opened March 2008

Opening Soon

New Carson PreK-8 (Price Hill) - Interior work being completed on a 75,310-square-foot school for 550 stu-dents on current campus. Front annex building demolished July 2006 to make space for new building. The school is operating inside remaining two-story building while construction under way. Demolition of old two-story building be-gins July 2008. New building scheduled to open in August 2008.

Architect: GBBN Architects Inc. Building Construction Cost: $14,858,023

New Fairview PreK-6 (Clifton) - Interior work being completed on 84,144-square-foot school for 650 students on former site of Clifton School’s south building. New building scheduled to open in August 2008.

Architect: GlaserworksBuilding Construction Cost: $14,156,805

Kilgour Renovation and Addition PreK-6 (Mt. Lookout) - Interior work being com-pleted on a 23,630-square-foot addition and a full renovation of existing building for 450 students. Students moved Au-gust 2005 to 3401 Edwards Road, Hyde Park. Completed building scheduled to open in August 2008.

Architect: Champlin/Haupt ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $12,849,801

New Pleasant Ridge PreK-8 (Pleasant Ridge) - Interior work being completed on a 75,310-square-foot school for 550 students. Students moved August 2005 to 4324 Homer Avenue, Madisonville. New building scheduled to open in August 2008.

Architect: SHP Leading Design + DH ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $18,410,447

New South Avondale PreK-8 (Avon-dale) - Interior work being completed on 84,144-square-foot school for 650 students. Demolition of old building com-pleted in January 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 305 Rockdale Avenue,

CPS’ Facilities Master Plan 2007-2008

Progress On Individual Schools All dates and costs are estimates. Projects are listed roughly in order of completion.

Avondale. New building scheduled to open in August 2008.

Architect: ATA Beilharz ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $15,242,385

New Covedale K-6 (Covedale) - Interior work being completed on a 66,100-square-foot school for 450 stu-dents. Demolition of old Covedale build-ing completed Summer 2006. Students moved August 2005 to 3200 Midway Avenue, Westwood. New building scheduled to open in Winter 2008.

Architect: KZF DesignBuilding Construction Cost: $12,925,357

Roselawn Condon Renovation PreK-8 (Roselawn) - Phase I completed in February 2008 on the 550-student school. Students remaining on site during renovation, moving into portable classrooms and into newly renovated space as completed. Phase II, includ-ing new entrance and main office, scheduled to be completed August 2008. Phase III, including work on the gym and a new art room, scheduled to be completed Fall 2008.


Under Construction

New Parker PreK-8 (Madison-ville) - Construction under way on a 75,310-square-foot school for 550 students on Parker’s campus. Students moved August 2007 to 3500 Lumford Place, Kennedy Heights, until new building completed. Construction finishes Summer 2009.

Architect: Voorhis, Slone, Welsh, Crossland ArchitectsBuilding Construction Cost: $16,175,485

New School for Creative and Per-forming Arts (SCPA) K-12 (Over-the-Rhine) - Construction under way on a 250,000-square-foot school for 1,350 students. SCPA will combine in new building with Schiel Primary School for Arts Enrichment. Construction began Fall 2007; finishes Spring 2010.

Groundbreakings and grand openings continue to mark progress as Cincinnati Public Schools passes the midpoint of its 10-year, $1-billion rebuilding plan.

In 2007-08, CPS celebrated the opening of six new elementary buildings and the completion of the renovation of Withrow high’s historic campus. These exciting state-of-the-art Community Learning Centers offer fresh takes on school architecture — featuring abundant natural light, technology-ready classrooms designed around educational best practices, efficient heating and cooling systems, and welcoming common areas designed for student and community use.

With these distinctive new buildings and Withrow’s upgrade, CPS has completed 19 projects within its Facilities Master Plan. Fourteen other projects are fully under way or will be breaking ground soon.

The Facilities Master Plan, launched in 2002, was adjusted in 2006 to align with the district’s projected enrollment and given the goal of ending with 51 schools for 32,315

students. The plan was designed to be flexible and will continue to be reviewed periodically. CPS is creating modern, com-fortable learning spaces, each with its own design but all giving students equal amenities. For example, all elementary schools are designed with four enclosed classrooms clustered around open spaces called Extended Learning Areas, which teachers use for such things as tutoring and small-group work. All elementary buildings also feature rooms designed for art, music and science; equipped computer labs; full-sized gymnasiums; cafeterias with performance stages; and large classrooms with sinks and counter space.

“We’re excited, and the community’s excited – it’s nice to have a place to call home again,” said Principal Tom Boggs, of Bond Hill Academy. “Our new building shows respect for the past as we look toward the future.”

Students, Communities Welcomed Into CPS’ Newest Buildings

What’s Happening NowIn year six of CPS’ Facilities Master Plan, here are the numbers:

Completed • 19 projects - A $300-million investment so far in Cincinnati’s neighborhoods º 17 new school buildings (including new Zoo Academy) 2 full renovations/expansions • 7 athletic facilities (stadiums, gymnasiums, playing fields, running tracks)

Finishing Next• 5 new elementary schools (Carson, Covedale, Fairview, Pleasant Ridge, South Avondale)• 1 renovation/expansion (Kilgour)

Breaking Ground Soon• 3 new elementary schools (AMIS, North Avondale, Sands) • 1 new high school (R.A. Taft IT) • 4 renovations (College Hill, Dater Montessori, Hartwell, Hughes)

More Inside … • Photos — AWL, Bond Hill, Douglass, Roberts, Mt. Airy and renovated Withrow campus (Hays-Porter will be featured in our next issue.) • Impact of Community Learning Centers• Creating “green” buildings • Follow each school’s progress

Facilities Update

Cincinnati Public Schools Public Affairs DepartmentP.O. Box 5381Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5381

An Update on CPS’ Facilities Master Plan

Facilities Update April 2008

(SCPA Continued) Architect: Cole+Russll, Fanning/Howey, Moody NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $59,533,011

Up Next

Dater Montessori Renovation PreK-6 (Westwood) - Students moved August 2007 into temporary home at 1700 Grand Avenue, Price Hill, while renovation under way on building with final size of 166,600 square feet for 650 students. Construction begins Fall 2008; finishes February 2010.

Architect: Glaserworks Building Construction Cost: $10,642,328

New Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies PreK-8 (Bond Hill) - Students moved August 2007 into temporary home at 7001 Reading Road, Bond Hill, until construction completed on a 63,032-square-foot school for 400 students. Demolition of existing building scheduled for Fall 2008. Construction begins December 2008; finishes Sum-mer 2010.

Architects: GBBN Architects Inc.Building Construction Costs: $8,254,573

College Hill Renovation and Addition PreK-6 (College Hill) - Students mov-ing August 2008 into temporary home at 1402 W. North Bend Road, Col-lege Hill, while work under way on a 24,214-square-foot addition for a final building of 84,931 square feet for 550 students. Construction begins Fall 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architect: Moody Nolan, Inc.Building Construction Cost: $12,021,600

Hartwell Renovation and Addition PreK-8 (Hartwell) - Students moving August 2008 into temporary home at 125 W. North Bend Road, Carthage, while Hartwell building is renovated with a 7,000-square-foot addition (a gym) and final size of 84,100 square feet for 400 students. Construction work begins December 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architect: Moody Nolan Inc.Building Construction Cost: $10,951,544

Hughes Renovation 9-12 (University Heights) - Design completed for renova-tion of Classical building for final size of 268,737 square feet for 1,200 students. Students moving August 2008 into Pro-fessional Building and an annex at back of campus until renova-tion work is completed. The annex will be retained for future expansion. Construction begins Summer 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architect: Cole+Russell, Fanning/Howey, Moody NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $44,980,757

New North Avondale PreK-6 (Avon-dale) - Students moving August 2008 into temporary home at 876 Glenwood Avenue, Avondale, while construc-tion under way. Design completed on a 85,470-square-foot building for 650 students. Demolition of existing building scheduled for February 2009, followed by start of construction. Construction finishes Summer 2010.


New Sands PreK-6 (Mt. Washington) - Design completed for 84,143-square-foot school for 650 students on Sands’ campus. School will operate in exist-ing building while new building under construction on front of campus. Old building to be demolished when new one completed. Construction begins Summer 2008; finishes Summer 2010.

Architect: SHP Leading DesignBuilding Construction Cost: $14,920,176

New R. A. Taft IT High 9-12 (West End) - Design completed on a 102,200-square-foot school for 600 students. Students moved January 2008 into temporary home at 2240 Baltimore Avenue, North Fairmount, until new building complet-ed. Demolition of old Taft scheduled for Spring 2008. Construction begins Fall 2008; finishes Summer 2010.


New Hoffman/Parham PreK-8 (Evanston) - Design started for a 63,032-square-foot building for 400 students in a merged school on the

Parham site. Parham students moving August 2008 into the Hoffman building until construction finished. Demolition of Parham building scheduled for Sum-mer 2009, followed by start of construc-tion. Construction finishes November 2010.

Architect: DH Architects Inc.Building Construction Cost: $8,520,467

New Clark 7-12 (Hyde Park) - Stu-dents moved August 2007 to 5425 Winton Ridge Lane, Winton Place, until construction completed on a 102,174-square-foot building for 600 students. Demolition of old building scheduled for August 2008. Construc-tion begins June 2009; finishes December 2010.


New Chase PreK-8 (Northside) - Students moved August 2007 into temporary home at 1710 Bruce Avenue, Northside, until construction completed on a 67,274-square-foot school for 450 students. Construction begins April 2010; finishes Fall 2011.

Architect: Cole + Russell, Fanning/Howey, Moody NolanBuilding Construction Cost: $8,941,891

Remaining 12 projects and architects (listed alphabetically):

Aiken - Voorhis, Slone, Welsh, Crossland Architects

Mt. Washington (renovation) - Moody Nolan Inc.

Oyler (renovation) - Roth Partnership

Rothenberg (renovation) - WA Inc.

Sayler Park (renovation) - Roth Partnership

Silverton - GBBN Architects Inc.

W. H. Taft Elementary - DH Architects Inc.

Walnut Hills (renovation) - SHP Leading Design

Western Hills/Dater High (renovation) - SFA Architects

Westwood (renovation) - Roth Partnership

Winton Montessori (Schwab site) - Cole+Russell, Fanning/Howey, Moody Nolan.

Woodford - GBBN Architects Inc.

Progress On Individual Schools (cont.)

CPS Seeing Impact Of Community Learning Centers As CPS’ list of new buildings grows longer, a more detailed picture is emerging of what a “Community Learning Center” truly can be.

In CPS, that picture shows Community Learning Centers as schools that act as hubs for community services, pro-viding access for students and families to health, safety and social services, as well as recreational, educational and cultural opportunities. The goal of Community Learn-ing Centers is to support student achievement, revitalize neighborhoods and maximize the community’s return on its financial investment.

Each school’s community designs its own CLC, based on what that community wants and needs.

A Community Learning Center in Cincinnati Public Schools might offer: • Daily after-school activities in art, dance, music,

recreation, etc.• Primary care and dental health services on school

grounds• Full-time behavioral health professionals serving

children and families • Mentoring and tutoring programs • Classes in a variety of subjects for parents and the

community • Exercise and fitness programming for the school

and community • Parent Centers, with computers, meeting space, etc.

CPS is a leader in a national movement aimed at “put-ting the ‘public’ back into public schools,” said Darlene Kamine, a CPS consultant who helps schools develop their own unique CLCs.

“CPS is among the few districts in the country that’s creat-ing CLCs districtwide,” Kamine said. “Now it is in our culture that school buildings are not dark at the end of the school day. We’re not doing business as usual. We’re making these new buildings assets for the community.”

Creating school buildings as active Community Learning Centers was CPS’ goal in 2002 when it launched its10-year Facilities Master Plan to rebuild or renovate schools for all students. The district promised to invite communities to participate in the design of each facility and to make schools a catalyst for revitalizing city neighborhoods.

With 19 construction projects completed, CPS counts 14 schools so far as incorporating the full CLC model, including full-time Resource Coordinators who oversee CLC activities and partnerships — with salaries paid by community partners, not CPS.

“Except for providing the space in the buildings, the programs and personnel making up the CLCs partner-ships are the responsibility of the partner organization’s budget, or they are provided by thousands of generous, talented and committed volunteers from the community,” Kamine said. “And we have said from the beginning that CLC services will be accessible to our students, regardless of income.”

Examples of the benefits of strong CLCs include Winton Hills Academy, which moved into its new building in August 2005. Enrollment is up, discipline incidents are down dramatically, and the building hums daily with after-school and summer programming run by the YMCA. Four therapists and behavioral specialists from St. Aloy-sius Orphanage work daily in the school. Winton Hills earned national recognition last year when it was one of seven semifinalists for the 2007 Richard Riley Award for Schools as Centers of Community. The award is named for a former U.S. Secretary of Education who started promoting CLCs in the 1990s.

Another example: Through a partnership with Growing Well Cincinnati, the school nurses from Cincinnati Health Department and CPS’ Central Office, a system was developed to track immunization records of every child in the district. A delivery system was developed to get serum where it was needed, resulting in a jump in the im-munization rate at elementary schools from 73.4 percent in October 2006 to 93.5 percent in January 2008. It’s thought to be the highest rate of immunizations among Ohio’s urban districts.

A look back at 2006-07, when nine pilot CLCs first were up and running, shows overall progress on 10 bench-marks that include daily attendance, behavioral incidents, student turnover, dental and physical health, and student achievement. “From the very beginning, the idea was to reinforce that schools belong to the community,” Kamine said. “If you have a community that cares about its schools, you will have success.”

April 2008

Cincinnati Public Schools

CPS’ Future School Buildings Going Green For The EnvironmentCincinnati Public Schools is adding environmentally friendly elements to the upcoming round of school construction, creating “green” buildings that are models of efficiency and conservation.

And, these green buildings themselves will become lessons for students, who will be surrounded by shining examples of such kind-to-the-environment things as solar power, proper management of storm-water runoff, and recycling and waste reduction.

Lessons on what’s known as sustainable design — using a resource in a manner that doesn’t deplete or permanently damage it — will be explained in signage around these green buildings and, where possible, taught as part of classroom curriculum.

The move toward green buildings began this year as CPS entered Segment 3, the final phase of its Facilities Master Plan. CPS will seek certification from the U.S. Green Build-ing Council on all Segment 3 projects. This LEED certifi-cation (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) creates buildings that make excellent use of daylight; have high indoor air quality; and conserve energy and water for lower operating costs.

School districts around Ohio, in partnership with the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC), are seeking LEED certifications on new buildings. CPS is seeking it for about two dozen buildings – far more than most districts, said Ron Kull, CPS’ Project Manager for its $1-billion building plan.

Going green will give the district lower operating costs and educational opportunities, while also adding to CPS’ value as a good neighbor, said Michael Burson, CPS’ Facilities Director.

“If we can help with only one thing — storm-water runoff, for example — it would be a great benefit to everyone,” Burson said.

CPS will seek the LEED Silver certification, the second of four levels and the level that the OSFC has agreed to help fund. The certification is earned with points awarded for almost everything that happens on a project — how a building is positioned on a site, how the site is managed, how the building is constructed and how it operates later.

To take full advantage of the teaching possibilities, a committee of teachers and administrators has been meet-ing monthly since November to find or create curriculum resources about green construction and sustainable design that align with Ohio’s content standards in science and math. For example, the committee is studying lesson plans developed by the Ohio River Foundation and the Hamilton County Storm Water District to see how they align with state standards.

CPS adopted 10 initiatives for sustainable design:

• Storm-Water Management — reducing impact of runoff with permeable surfaces, vegetative green roofs

• High-Performance Gyms — saving energy with heat-reducing roofs, ample daylight, ceiling fans

• Geothermal Energy — reducing energy costs using earth’s thermal properties

• Indoor Air Quality — reducing levels of environmental toxins such as mold

• Transportation — reducing the impact on the environment from district transportation

• Native Wood — recycling harvested timber from local parks for such things as case work, cabinetry

• Renewable Energy — using wind and solar power to generate electrical power

• Water Efficiency — reducing water usage, including reusing storm water

• Daylight — saving energy demand with more natural light and fewer light fixtures

• Zero-Waste Schools — maximizing reduction and reuse of waste, and recycling and composting

What’s Happening Now• New Pleasant Ridge Montessori School, opening

August 2008, hopes to be CPS’ first LEED Silver- certificated school and is the first public school in Ohio to seek it.

• CPS’ four-classroom Zoo Academy (Hughes Center), which opened August 2006, is inside the Cincin-nati Zoo’s Harold C. Schott Education Center, which earned LEED Silver certification.

• CPS’ Board of Education passed a resolution Sept.10, 2007, embracing green design and LEED certification.

• All certified schools will display LEED plaques, a nationally recognized symbol that the building is environmentally responsible and a healthy place to spend time.

This illustration shows the air delivery for the heating and cooling system, a sustain-able-design element being installed in the new Pleasant Ridge Montessori School. The air comes up from the floor and rises through the ceiling to be filtered, cleaned and remixed into the system with outdoor air. In the windows, the lower clear glass is for outdoor views; the upper glass pro-vides classroom daylighting.

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Academy of World Languages: Returning to its Evanston site, AWL’s new $14.8-million, 84,144-square-foot building sits atop a rise on its large grassy campus.

The Media Center, with two walls of windows that cascade in size, is the focal point as visitors approach the main entrance through an inviting plaza area.

Bond Hill Academy: Blending pieces of its old building into its new home was important to Bond Hill’s school community, resulting in a familiar look on a modern, $12.7-million, 66,100-square-foot school.

Classrooms, stacked in a three-level wing, are large and bright, with computers and white boards replacing traditional chalkboards.

AWL’s logo — showing the school’s international flair — and wide, colorful hallways cheerfully greet students and visitors.

A computer lab offers opportunities to learn on modern technology.

A familiar entry graces the front of the new Bond Hill Academy. Four Corinthian columns, the triangular portico and the detail above the door were saved from the original 1932 building, which was demolished to make room for the new.

Two drinking fountains made of cream-and-blue Rookwood tile were saved from the original building and installed in the new.

The ornate columns were restored to their original beauty.

Students work in small groups in an Extended Learning Area outside a cluster of four enclosed classrooms.

The words of abolitionist Frederick Douglass — “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” — form an inviting crossroads in the school’s main lobby.

A gabled entry and stone accents welcome students and the community, and blend the new building with the neighbor-hood.

Science labs are among the specialty rooms included in each elementary school, along with rooms for art and music.

A stage at the far end of the cafeteria allows the space to be used for performances. A folding wall to the left opens to the gymnasium for more seating.

Large classrooms feature white boards and are technology-ready to support computers for students’ use.

Colorful floor tiles throughout the building brighten the hallways.

Mt. Airy School: Coming back to its original site, Mt. Airy’s new $14.8-million, 84,144-square-foot-school sits further back from the road, creating an inviting open feel to the campus.

A wide sidewalk and plaza area welcomes students and the community.

Roberts Paideia Academy: Moving to the back of its original Price Hill campus, Roberts’ $16.1-million, 95,000-square-foot building offers sweeping views of downtown and the Ohio River from its hilltop perch.

A school nurse prepares to help a student inside the three-bed clinic.

Mt. Airy’s classrooms are more pie shaped than square, creating interesting spaces for teaching and window views.

A support beam painted bright yellow to look like a giant No. 2 pencil and surrounded with an inviting bench forms a central landmark on the first floor.

Four classrooms are staged around a T-shaped Extended Learning Area.

Classrooms are spacious, allowing room for creative teaching.

Cabinets for storage and counters with sinks are included in every classroom in all new buildings.

An expansive plaza area outside the main entrance often is used for school functions and extracurricular activities.

The school’s main entrance lobby welcomes visitors, with offices on either side for the two high schools.

Computer labs provide up-to-date technology for students’ use.

Withrow’s original ornate library now is home to a career center and the alumni foundation, and also used for mentoring space and for special events.

New windows were installed throughout the building. Withrow’s landmark, 114-foot clock tower was restored by the school’s alumni foundation.

Fully equipped science labs replaced outdated classrooms.

Athletic facilities were upgraded, including the addition of a full-sized gymnasium and full renovation of the football stadium.

The Media Center, viewed here from an upstairs computer lab, offers rows of books and an outdoor patio shared by the adjacent art room for outdoor learning experiences.

A stage separates the cafeteria and the gymnasium, and can be used from either venue.

Frederick Douglass School: Moving to a new site in Walnut Hills, Douglass School’s new $13-million, 74,000 square-foot-building is the product of much community engagement.

Withrow High Campus: Home now to two high schools, this 1915-era building was upgraded and returned to its original splendor in a $38.5-million renovation. $38.5-mil-lion renovation.

Extended Learning Areas (ELAs) outside classrooms offer space for innovative teaching. CPS adopted the ELA model for all elementary schools.

Various drums and other hand instruments await students’ use in the music room.

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Facilities Update - Cincinnati Public SchoolsUpdate Cincinnati Public Schools Public Affairs Department P.O. Box 5381 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5381 An Update on CPS’ Facilities Master